Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-10-16
SLANG Or THE STAGE
rns LANGUAGE ACTORS ADOPT.
fhs Lover the Grade Of Acssr ths nsEs
sl2sE ne Tses-2 tssg kAst ef wss$s
ana Phrase A. Current Use
Aassax tie fr4tsraass.


AID ss0las. bat Is CHARGED vita furnishing
more frse as orisiasl la.E-s -4Ee - TO eo1a-
sru.lty than iAs commualEy crs"s tnofn &ns
stasr source. The is~er sac grade Of &ess'i
re 1nere slSsg he uses. and grsup q variety
psrfarA.sfS ia c01Seraai1cn ses2 a. tiniSs %
seal IA ga gakeewn teuEue.
- actor seldom refers - himself a. such
L. is a erefea.easi" o. a et4kir.' II &c l.
very I'D he SsnlsllsErs sgsaas respectfully OF
4 .-sslf ~ an "aTtsss-
hts elsthes are his wardrobe An
.'ssa.sAt wardfete" l. fer "ersss piece,
AID includes everything from a kenan tega
- TRUNKS asd ssgAts. "Hacdern ~sFsFose- IS
for clean sklI1 pieso. and iAeloaes iaoosrn
rsiEzsHt oaly.
A sfar 81 manager Is knora among has
company by some irreFersni tie, a. ans
isr,.n his nlss, her nibists,@ "thc Ouch
ssss or s'ths fns a with head.
Tsoes reopie Who ere delighted 70 10 On
familiar terms with actors, and especially
tEos. who haunt Stage doors for "a word OF
smne frofa aciress-s, sre ~giuies, "gi.is,
ee4ys.r ~chabpies. -rnasheFs,' "cnes1ps,
"iuukheSds7 ana tugs
ANY kind Of a deed Is an "aci, '-whether
connected with tho stage or not Il see
S1nith nas been Dong the bare soesin act,
arniles 20 q case q Suicide. ~ciesolands
snrung the veto aet onsthem again" Lang
tr,'s been doing The citizenship act" .Wnss
tilsd the s. borrowing act or ne thls mern-
INK" are ether examples
An actsrs character n his part" IL Is
eccentric, original or g1ctesoas. IL Il Char
acter part" IL he - "A good study ne Inss-
tiers his lines with ease; il be IS q bad study
hs iinds AIS work iaborlerS A long part ls q
Hsoaker," lively one . hummer or a
@screecher," a poor one - "bum' or TART
one that ~ left 10 bis own discretion "a supply
action is fake part, small onc with good
ouportunities is bit and men who play
that liae OF characters are ~slt sctors." A
Part is "fat" when it Is "sure 70 To.' part
is measured by lengths, ksngth being
fortv-two lines Of written matter or blank
verse.
Action on TIE stage is "susiness," and the
vord is also made 20 sppfy TO other things.
An actor will refer 10 a debt. OF watch, or
a house. or a book, or has DINNER, or has land
lady, as business"
TIE lines Of business for which actors en-
rage are thtss CT star, heavy or lead, juve-
nile, walking gentleman, light COMEDY, low
con,cdy, viilaia, eccenuc, character, sou
brette, waiting lady, responsible, utility,
ballet and saper1iurnersry, or Sspe.'
An actor uaoerta,n in his parts "skaky In
his lines.p when bo supplies words that do not
belong in tie text. until he can reooLect has
part. no is ''hshiBg FOR his lines Z VIXEN be sap
/ plies hurnor he gags the p~rt;' when be has
70 rcly on tie proTnpser AID repsst che word.
after him he awnings the part, ard when he
forgsss entirely be "fukSs," 'funss,n flats
o. sticks"
/ A hafel is chuck mill" or ~hashery;" e
small room s scan lodging room IS a
, saen;p a trunk is 'bumpef.s clothes are
stoQs, aud sduas;r hat is e. Diner" or
f, scafy y a coat is a stopper" al ersrccat Is q
"ben;r trousers are a "kick;" shirt is a
"snssh:s shoes sre skates" an umbrella is q
egannp:. a handkerchief is a wipe dis-
: rnond DIN is ''sDark;' ring is a -cirolet."
Whea SALARIES are pEnctually paid, as they
sonaetimes ara in theatres, the Recipients say
that sths Ghost wslks regularly When
. wages are not forthcoming il IS said that
.stbs yhest is dead" Money is glue,
sugar rock" nelly "brads" aid
"wEerex~ith." SILVER dollars ars iron dol
lays,a "b,Izzards,- ''pluasers," "rollers" and
"waf,a'H Gaail silver COINS are pegs"
Beer Is "conversatioA water and ''ths
.oaAysn Wine l. ''exhlarntor," 'szz" anG
'sheedsxhsn Liquor is dynamite" lash,
sshus jpjee,n "red eys, = 'tsnSlefoot. f" ~bosze,
'.tazen, "ruby." ''hot stuff" "care killer
"pa.n Killer hardware" "alce' and ode
ssrcrTr"
Wnsa a man is drunk he is "lush," OF la
been "csmmuuing with spirits, taking on I
cargo "hitting the ruby" biting of mor'
thaa ns can chew hosting the elegant,
STUDYING snakes or Transporting with booze.
When trying TO yet trusted for drink I
4. man is ''bsSciEg TIE bar" singing q song,
sitting MS jags" and ''spsuing."
II he ~alss from town 70 town the acto
shoofs it," "tiss it, collars the pike
"eouads sap cat of the ties and ''goes ca hi
Upp,Ts'
Small companies in the back countrv dis
trirts are ny By nights, water taEk So ~,
Jim Crers." @eross road concerns" or bar
s:0pIaerf"
An express train Is flyer 3 freight trsi
snail. q passenger car a velvet canch,'
lerth in q .lss Ping coneh is "hidsf.' a steam
boat Il q float Al e7nnibHs is a rack :
snail carriage IL "ay;- hacf is scioss.
To die Is "a "croak, push clouds, a" ''rlups,
s'pasx over go 20 that bourne, wing
f'Eht.- maze an eIit.7 go 10 swell tn
chorus "cssh ~. (" hand il bis part, an
death Is ''tae las curtain. y Brooklyn Eagle